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Originally Posted by evollove
Some care, some don't.
It's nuanced.
Nuance requires some effort, and really stupid blanket statements take no effort at all.
But thanks for lighting up, figuring out how the world works and sharing your deep insights with all of us.
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no one said they don;t care. it is WHAT they care about that matters. If enough of these Reps and Dems actually cared about african american safety from police, aid to the indigent, mental health issues, the ongoing war on poor people through the influx of addictive drugs into the inner city, etc., they would do something about it.
Instead, they give more and more tax money to military contractors, allow US companies to skirt paying US taxes by moving their facilities to other impoverished nations, and give themselves congratulations for getting re-elected.
By the time you as a politician become a millionaire and manage to get to the Senate or House, you are so deeply indebted to the super rich people and corporations that pay for your campaigns, and at any moment, your wishes will be overridden by the desires of a super rich fuck to get super-duper-rich.
There are very few Congresspeople that are not millionaires, and the ones that are not still get MILLIONS in campaign funding. The info below is what the POOREST Congressman (from Arkansas, Mark Pryor, estimated net worth $8,500.00 (from
https://ballotpedia.org/Net_worth_of...resenta tives ) in 2002 and 2008 he raised more than TEN MILLION DOLLARS for his campaign. below is just 2008. to run in ARKANSAS of all places! Imagine how much ass must be slurped by the people running for Congress from the wealthy states and cities.
2008
U.S. Senate (Arkansas)
$5,943,688
Local politics is dirty but it is the one area that actually affects our day to day existence and where human can make real change.